Medical workers mourn for those who died in a 7.0-magnitude quake a week ago, at the West China Hospital, Sichuan University, in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 27, 2013. Public mourning was held on Saturday morning in Sichuan Province for those who died in the earthquake on April 20. The quake, which jolted Lushan County of Ya'an City on April 20, has claimed nearly 200 lives. (Xinhua/Li Xiangyu)
Public mourning was held on Saturday morning in southwest China's Sichuan Province for those who died in a 7.0-magnitude quake a week ago.
The public mourning began with all transportation vehicles sounding their sirens at 8:02 a.m., the time the devastating earthquake hit on April 20, and was followed by a silent tribute of 3 minutes.
The quake has claimed nearly 200 lives and destroyed about 126,000 homes, according to official figures.
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